Mar Aige, BFA, MA, RYT, is an art, meditation and yoga teacher specializing in therapeutic breathing, heartful movement, and self-massage. She received her BA in Fine Arts from the Universitat de Barcelona and her MA in Humanities from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and is a certified kundalini and Tibetan yoga instructor. At the Nalanda Institute, Mar graduated from the Yoga Teacher Training and Compassion-Based Resilience programs, of which she is faculty. Mar co-directs the Contemplative Psychotherapy Program in Spanish and Portuguese, being responsible for its translations and teaching contemplative practices. Mar began teaching art to children 30 years ago in museums and schools. Inspired by progressive educational approaches such as Reggio Emilia, Montessori and Waldorf, she has worked as an educator at the Guggenheim Museum, The Met Cloisters, St. John the Divine, and the Brooklyn Historical Society. Mar founded the Rubin Museum’s Family Programs Department, which she directed for 5 years. She currently lives in Barcelona with her husband Isaac and their canine friend Tara.